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spring-release

spring-release adjective: of a mechanical device, containing a component that compresses or extends a spring while held in place and so springs free when released.

Adjective

spring-release (not comparable)

  1. Of a mechanical device, containing a component that compresses or extends a spring while held in place and so springs free when released.

Words formed from spring-release

  • spring-release tin

Questions about spring-release

What does spring-release mean?
Spring-release means of a mechanical device, containing a component that compresses or extends a spring while held in place and so springs free when released.
What part of speech is spring-release?
Spring-release is an adjective.

Words near spring-release in the dictionary

  1. spring-loaded camming devices
  2. spring-loaded mode
  3. spring-loaded modes
  4. spring-loading
  5. spring-loads
  6. spring-release
  7. spring-tail
  8. spring-time
  9. spring-times
  10. spring-water
  11. spring-waters

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